Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fresno, CA
Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1225146293, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (California A92981, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chitra Kandaswamy
- Credential
- M.D.,M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A92981 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1243 E Spruce Ave Ste 104, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 326-7659
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 326-7498
- Medicaid ID
- 00A929810 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051208000951); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1243 E Spruce Ave Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rajvir Kaur, PAPhysician Assistant1437742749
Verify Chitra Kandaswamy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A92981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
10,598 Medicare Part D claims for 1,513 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa2,848 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta1,146 claims
- Montelukast Sodium1,023 claims
- Famotidine1,016 claims
- Anoro Ellipta606 claims
- Stiolto Respimat511 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $473.09
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Chitra Kandaswamy among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Gasman, MDFresno, CA 937201316025133
- Kuldeep Gill, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201184623969
- Sasan Sazgar, MDFresno, CA 937201770896722
- Thomas Cole, M.D.Fresno, CA 937221073705919
- Martin Barman, M.D.Fresno, CA 937111689730640
- Eyad Almasri, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101992840490
- Lovrdu Pyreddy, M.DFresno, CA 937101952334583
Common questions
What is Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225146293, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1243 E Spruce Ave Ste 104, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 326-7659. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A92981, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H. had 10,598 Medicare Part D claims for 1,513 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.